Toy block.



E. D. LITCHFIELD.

TOY BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.31, 1914.

Patented Ja11.12, 1915.

ATTORNEY ELECTUS D. LITCHFIELD, OF NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT.

TOY BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed March 31, 1914. Serial No. 828,434.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ELEoTUs D. LrroH- FIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New Canaan, Fairfield county, Connecticut,have invented certain Improvements in Toy Blocks, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective showing three faces of a block made inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is another perspective of the blockshown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective of another block made inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 4 is another perspective of the blockshown in Fig. 8, and

F ig. 5 is a perspective view of a building constructed with the blocksshown in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4.

By my invention I produce toy blocks of uniform size and shape, fromwhich buildings of various designs may be constructed. I have foundthese blocks to be useful in solving certain architectural problems, andalso that said blocks make an exceedingly attractive toy for children.

The letters A and B represent cubical blocks which may be made of woodor pasteboard, having the faces A1, A2, A3, A2 and A5, and B1, B2, B3,B4 and B5. On these faces are printed or stamped the representations ofvarious elements which go to make up the exterior of modern officebuildings.

In the embodiment of my invention which is shown the block A may be usedto show cornice sections of a building, and also to show ordinary windowsections. On the faces A1 and A2 are the small windows 1, the largewindows 2 and the cornices 3 and 4. The face A3 may be painted any solidcolor, to designate a roof structure. On the faces A4 and A5 are thesmall windows 1.

The block B may be used to show ground floor sections of a building, andalso to show ordinary window sections of a similar structure. On thefaces B1 and B2 of block B are the small windows 1, the round topwindows 5, the long round top windows 6 and the cornice 7. The face B3of block B may be finished in like manner to the face A8 of block A, torepresent a roof structure. On faces B1 and B5 of block B are smallwindows l, similar to the small windows 1 shown on faces A'i and A5 ofthe block A.

In constructing a building with my blocks, the blocks B are used torepresent the ground sections of the building, and when so used thefaces B2 and B5 are turned inwardly so that they will not show. Thecentral sections of the building may be constructed with either blocks Aor blocks B. If blocks A are used the faces A1 and A2 are turnedinwardly so that they will not show, and if the blocksy B are used thefaces B1 and B2 are turned inwardly so that they will not show. Thecornice sections are constructed with blocks A, and when blocks A areused for this purpose faces AA2 and A5 are turned inwardly so that theywill not show.

It is evident that many variations may be made in the design of theseblocks without departing from the spirit of my invention, since l/Vhat Iclaim is:

1. A cubical block having similar elements of architectural design ontwo adjacent faces and other elements of architectural design on otherfaces of the said block.

2. A block having similar elements of architectural design on twoadjacent faces, and a second element of architectural design on twoother adjacent faces.

3. A series of building blocks of uniform size and shape having a commonelement of architectural design on two adjacent faces of each of thesaid blocks, and other elements of architectural design on other` facesof the said blocks.

ELECTUS D. LITCI-IFIELD.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. KIBITZ, EDWARD ARNEMANUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for nve cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patenti,

Washington, D. C."

